In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Danish architecture studio BIG's recently completed skyscraper in Texas.
Called 1550 on the Green, the 28-storey skyscraper in downtown Houston consists of a "bundle" of six towers that curve slightly as they rise, with the tallest reaching a height of 450 feet (137 metres).
Commenters had mixed opinions.
BIG completes staggered "bundle of towers" in Houston
"Keeping it simple but doing it well"
Souji found the building "not bad, but not good either". They continued "the 'steps' make the composition a bit interesting, but aesthetically it's already dated ? looks straight out of the 1970s".
MrG called the project "a good middle-ground design-wise". Dwg thought "the elevations look well resolved and the silhouette is kept clean" and they posited "I don't think there's anything wrong with keeping it simple but doing it well".
However, Marius declared it "a chunky, banal one-liner" and Locus chimed in that "BIG is running out of steam".
What do you make of BIG's Texas skyscraper" Join the discussion ?
The interior is designed in the same minimalist monochrome style
"Yikes!"  
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